At Stocktwits , we have pretty much two camps…Soren and Marissa who read my tweets (religiously :) ) and cringe. After the initial shivers I will get an email with a quote from Sun Tzu – The Art of War and why the tweet was a possible mistake. Phil on the other hand laughs and …
From: June 2009
Stocktwits Passes 80,000 Followers and Hedge Funds Begin to Embrace Twitter
It makes sense that hedge funds and algorithmic traders are finally beginning to embrace Twitter . I am not excited for much of what will be created early, but great datat can be had and great algorithms and programs will be created. I believe Stocktwits goal of becoming ‘The Social Bloomberg’ is ambitious, fun and …
Time Bankruptcy…The Power of NO
I have joked recently about hiring a ‘Time Bankruptcy’ attorney. In this age of Social Media I believe that Time Bankruptcy will become a real problem and if lawyers did not spend all their time billing us endlessly we would already see the infomercials. I have long said that Social Leverage is the NEW Financial …
Twitter Me This…Why Is StockTwits Not on Recommended List?
When Twitter first launched their recommended list of ‘twitterers’, Soren and I felt snubbed because we felt that Stocktwits made Twitter better. We asked Twitter why and we were told that Companies were not included on the list. I was unaware that Zappo’s and Whole Foods were not companies, but we left it alone. Months …
StockTwits TV – A Chat with Fred Wilson
Good Morning Stocktwits TV
I have no idea in the real/final direction of Stocktwits TV , but we do expect major truthiness, discolsure and accountability. I don’t watch CNBC because it’s a ticker with a talking head. The ticker was irrelevant more than 30 years ago and the talking heads make no real sense and have no real dollars …
Are You an Entrepreneur? Can You Spot One?
I rarely get interviewed but when I do I get asked about being an entrepreneur. This morning I had an in depth interview from a fellow stocktwit and it was a lot of fun. Of course I got asked about the key aspect of being a successful entrepreneur or some key insights. I am not …
THE Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) 'TOP' is in…Too Big To Fail…I'm Baaaack!
Congrats to the bankers and egomaniacs at Blackrock $blk for reigniting the financial world late tonight. It looks like Blackrock will become the largest asset manager in the world by buying the ETF side of Barclay’s $bcs First off, I don’t want my money with the largest asset manager in the world. I guess I …
Twitter…Top or Opportunity?
Twitter is on the cover of Time magazine ….TOP. Twitter is on Conan and it’s hysterically funny….TOP. The newest buzz is that 80-90 percent of the Twitter universe has less than 10 followers, therefore the top is in. It’s good fodder for bloggers and mainstream media because of the battle for relevance and page views. …
Uptick Rules…DownTick Rules…One Thing For Certain Be Prepared for More Rules
If you read this blog you know March was great month for me, April sucked but I mea culpa’d my negative attitude and had a great May. June is off to a great start. I want to short the world, but I remembered to check my opinions at the door in May and stick with …